Boeing jet sales to China ‘highly complicated’ by company’s arms sales to Taiwan, experts say Cissy Zhoucissy.zhou@scmp.com Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is introduced at the White House just before the signing of phase-one trade deal between China and the United States in January. The deal includes a provision for plane sales to China. Photo: AFP
The outlook for sales of Boeing passenger jets in China is highly complicated due to bilateral diplomatic issues, particularly the company s arms sales to Taiwan, according to analysts.
China is likely to be cautious in its future dealings with Boeing - including whether to give its 737 MAX approval to resume flying again - given continued US-China tensions, they said.
Indonesian food with a colonial twist: how the feast of rijsttafel, or rice table, became a social tool and status symbol Silvia Marchetti life@scmp.com A rijsttafel prepared by Dutch-Indonesian chef Jeff Keasberry. The feast became a social phenomenon and much-enjoyed ritual in the Dutch colonial world after it was adapted from traditional Indonesian communal gatherings. Photo: Courtesy of Jeff Keasberry
An overloaded table in a restaurant in the Dutch capital Amsterdam is covered with plates of succulent Indonesian food: gado-gado (a cooked vegetable salad in peanut sauce), rice, pickled vegetables, satay skewers of fish and chicken, prawn crackers, spicy beef rendang, curries, and of course, the ever-present sambal, or chilli sauce.